FUDCon Toronto 2009 logistics

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Buses

Bus company	Cost	Comments
TravelPackUSA	$525/day for 15ppl	Unsure if required to keep them to drive around Toronto, awaiting reply
Sunshine Boston	$4300	43-seater is all they have
R.C. Herrmann	(need quote)	36-seat passenger coach, looks pretty darn nice Spot says "hell no," with justification
Cavalier Coach	(quote requested)	Sent quote request 2009-09-14 Very nice exec. coach w/AC, might be expensive
Yankee Line	(quote requested)	Sent quote request 2009-09-14 Can't tell about AC
Nevarez	$4875 + driver hotel + gratuity	Unsure about AC power, or if service runs to Toronto
US Coachways	$5100	No AC power
Local Motion of Boston	~$2700	Might have AC power (at least one vehicle being upgraded, hopefully done by Dec 09)

Bus departs the Boston/Westford area on Friday morning, December 4
Potential route:
- Pickup in Boston, @ Alewife station ~9:00am
- Pickup in Westford, @ Red Hat ~10:00am
- Onward to Toronto, arrive ~10:30pm?
Bus may not be available throughout weekend depending on incremental cost.
Bus departs Toronto on Tuesday morning, December 8
Bus arrives in Boston/Westford Tuesday evening

From Chris Tyler: it's worth asking for a bus with AC power at the seats -- makes laptop users happier.
- Chris, where did you book your bus? Finding AC power on tour buses is proving very difficult.
From Paul Frields: If we pack at least 12-15 people on the bus, we do better than breaking even.

Not a Red Hat-only bus!
You're welcome whether you're a Red Hat employee or not.

Person	Pickup Location	Notes
Tim Burke	Westford
Máirín Duffy	Westford or Boston would work for me
Dan Walsh	Westford
Jesse Keating	Westford or Boston
Tom "spot" Callaway	Westford or Boston
Pam Callaway (with unfinished baby spot)	Westford or Boston
Christopher Aillon	Boston	tentative, SJC->BOS ~$250, SJC->YYZ ~$450
Mel Chua	Westford or Boston	tentative, will be either busing/flying from Washington DC and need to compare costs
Jon Masters	Boston or Westford	tentative
Martin Duffy (if not RH-ers allowed)	Boston or Westford	tentative
Peter Jones	Boston or Westford
Jon Stanley	Boston or Westford (depending)	Need crash space Thurs night (coming from NYC via bus)
Luke Macken	Boston or Westford
Dave Malcolm	Boston or Westford
Clint Savage	Boston	Flying in from Salt Lake, so I need specifics
Ian Weller?	Boston	Would happily ride bus to save money on plane ticket from ICT, if I'm going
Chris Lumens	Westford
Denise Dumas	Westford
Jon McCann	Boston or Westford	tentative
Remy DeCausemaker	Boston or Westford
Adam Jackson	Boston or Westford
Toshio Kuratomi	Westford or Boston	Flying in from Sacramento. I'll tag along w/ spot.
Sebastian Dziallas	return only, to Boston	Flying into YYZ, but out from BOS.
Person	Pickup Location	Notes

Seneca@York - 70 The Pond Rd, Toronto, Ontario

Each room has at least:

Stepped classrooms also have document cameras.

VR room - flexible config, 30-60 people (Barco floor-to-ceiling HD video projector)
12-seat conference room (no projector, can get a portable one)
8-seat conference room (projector with VGA input)
6-seat meeting room (no projector)
Upper-K, 60+ seat glassed-in room (projector with VGA input, dual-boot podium computer)
Large classroom with round tables and chairs (projector with VGA input)

Hilton Garden Inn (HGI) Toronto/Vaughan - $105/night double occupancy, free King suite for hospitality (e.g., Hack Room)

Seneca@York buildings are 8-10 minutes from hotel by Viva (2 stops). Rates are $3.25 cash or $26/10 tickets.
Parking at York is abundant but expensive ($14/day). Parking at hotel is free, so attendees should consider the Viva option.

Possible locations: